Grassy Mountain
Grassy Mountain rises to 498 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the northwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Flint Stone Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49033122, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 498 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Small waterfall · 3 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 3 mi
- Onion Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Black Rock Hill Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flint Stone Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Hurricane Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Suck Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Onion Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Terrapin Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 1.7 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
- Troy Arthur Park: 8.0 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 8.3 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 8.7 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 10.7 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike: 11.6 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 10.4 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 14.5 mi
- Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College: 16.8 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights: 17.5 mi
- Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 17.7 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 10.7 mi
- Rhinoceros: 10.7 mi
- Olympic Runner: 17.5 mi
- LYH LOVES YOU: 17.9 mi
- Mayor: 18.1 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 7.1 mi
- Victory Garden: 10.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 14.1 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 14.6 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 15.4 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 7.0 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 10.9 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 11.0 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 11.2 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 11.4 mi
- Hunting Spring: 5.7 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 6.5 mi
- Marble Spring: 6.6 mi
- Big Spring: 7.4 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 23.3 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 7.5 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 17.6 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 21.4 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 22.3 mi
- Lake Robertson: 23.8 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 4.2 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 6.1 mi
- Lace Falls: 11.7 mi
- Panther Falls: 18.6 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 18.7 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 20.4 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Howrytown: 23.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Grassy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | NW 320° | 1,287 m | 3.4 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NNW 333° | 1,221 m | 3.9 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | WSW 253° | 1,215 m | 6.4 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,167 m | 8.0 mi |
| Onion Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,157 m | 2.7 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | W 270° | 1,131 m | 4.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WSW 255° | 1,119 m | 6.1 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,088 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356571968
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